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  Lund, Sweden (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 Millions of years of evolutionary fine-tuning have made dolphins phenomenally good at using echolocation to orient themselves, find food and communicate with one another. But how do they actually do it? New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that they emit two intertwined ultrasound beam components at different frequencies - and with slightly different timing. This new knowledge brings us one step closer to solving the puzzle. Josefin Starkhammar, a researcher in biomedical engineering ... read more |
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Synthetic 'tissues' build themselvesSan Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 How do complex biological structures - an eye, a hand, a brain - emerge from a single fertilized egg? This is the fundamental question of developmental biology, and a mystery still being grappled wi ... more 
Flexible organic electronics mimic biological mechanosensory nervesSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 Researchers at Seoul National University and Stanford University developed artificial mechanosensory nerves using flexible organic devices to emulate biological sensory afferent nerves. They used th ... more 
Cell-like nanorobots clear bacteria and toxins from bloodSan Diego CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed tiny ultrasound-powered robots that can swim through blood, removing harmful bacteria along with the toxins they produce. These pro ... more 
Scientists develop material that could regenerate dental enamelLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed a new way to grow mineralised materials which could regenerate hard tissues such as dental enamel and bone. Enamel, located on the ... more |
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Microgravity conditions affect DNA methylation of muscle cells, slowing their differentiationHiroshima, Japan (SPX) May 24, 2018 Astronauts go through many physiological changes during their time in spaceflight, including lower muscle mass and slower muscle development. Similar symptoms can occur in the muscles of people on E ... more 
Nanoparticles derived from tea leaves destroy lung cancer cells: Quantum dots have great potentialSwansea UK (SPX) May 28, 2018 Nanoparticles derived from tea leaves inhibit the growth of lung cancer cells, destroying up to 80% of them, new research by a joint Swansea University and Indian team has shown. The team made ... more  
Limiting global warming could avoid millions of dengue fever casesNorwich UK (SPX) May 29, 2018 Limiting global warming to 1.5C could avoid around 3.3 million cases of dengue fever per year in Latin America and the Caribbean alone - according to new research from the University of East Anglia ... more 
New tech may make prosthetic hands easier for patients to useRaleigh NC (SPX) May 25, 2018 Researchers have developed new technology for decoding neuromuscular signals to control powered, prosthetic wrists and hands. The work relies on computer models that closely mimic the behavior of th ... more 
Deadly malaria's evolution revealedLondon, UK (SPX) May 25, 2018 The evolutionary path of the deadliest human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, has been revealed for the first time. This parasite is a member of a parasite family called the Laverania that o ... more |
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 Could we predict the next Ebola outbreak by tracking the migratory patterns of bats?
New portable malaria screening instrument developedLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 24, 2018 According to the World Health Organization, over 216 million people were infected with malaria in 2016, and 445,000 individuals died from the disease. The key to solving this health crisis is early- ... more  |
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Asian tiger mosquito on the moveFrankfurt, Germany (SPX) May 23, 2018 Due to global trade and tourism, mosquitoes - transmitters of dangerous infectious diseases - have spread to almost every part of the world. Moreover, climate change promotes the spread of species t ... more
Researchers take key step toward growing human organs in laboratoryCorvallis OR (SPX) May 23, 2018 Researchers have learned that precursor cells for skeletal muscles actually also give rise to neurons, blood vessels, blood cells and immune cells, pushing science one step closer to generating body ... more 
Robots grow mini-organs from human stem cellsSeattle WA (SPX) May 21, 2018 An automated system that uses robots has been designed to rapidly produce human mini-organs derived from stem cells. Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle develop ... more  
Global warming linked with rising antibiotic resistanceWashington (UPI) May 21, 2018 New research suggests rising temperatures are encouraging antibiotic resistance in cities across the United States. ... more 
Ultrasound helmet helps image the brain, tap into neural networksWashington DC (UPI) May 16, 2018 Scientists first considered the possibility for a brain-imaging helmet powered by ultrasound technology more than 30 years ago. ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) June 1, 2018 
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos hailed Friday the peace accord reached in his country, but warned it would take at least 15 years to build a truly peaceful society.
Speaking before the UN Labour Organization's annual assembly, Santos stressed that "peace is much more than just silencing the weapons."
"Building peace is like building a cathedral; it is a long and complex process th ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 
The technology multinational GMV, provider of system integration, development and engineering in the sectors of aerospace, defense, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and ICTs, has decided to enlarge its central site in the technology park called Parque Tecnologico de Madrid, acquiring 6500 m2 of office space in a 10,000-m plot to house 350 new employees.
In January 1991 the technolo ... more |
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 Champaign IL (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 
A new genetic study of ancient individuals in the Americas and their contemporary descendants finds that two populations that diverged from one another 18,000 to 15,000 years ago remained apart for millennia before mixing again. This historic "reconvergence" occurred before or during their expansion to the southern continent.
The study, reported in the journal Science, challenges previous ... more |
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 
Steelhead trout, a member of the salmon family that live and grow in the Pacific Ocean, genetically adapted to the freshwater environment of Lake Michigan in less than 120 years.
Steelhead were intentionally introduced into Lake Michigan in the late 1800s in order to bolster recreational and commercial fisheries. In their native range, which extends from California to Russia, steelhead hat ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2018  Protection against many common pathogens and environmental stressors is written into our DNA. Our skin responds to sun exposure. Our immune system mounts defenses when we get the flu. Our bodies inherently work to mitigate the potential for harm caused by these health threats.
However, these intrinsic responses are not always quick, robust, or appropriate enough to adequately defend us fro ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 4, 2018  China's information blackout about the crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen protests took a new turn on Monday: users of a popular social media app could not send each other money transfers alluding to the anniversary date.
Open discussion of the brutal crackdown is forbidden in China, where hundreds - by some estimates more than a thousand - died when the Communist Party sent tanks on June 4, ... more |
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 Acapulco, Mexico (AFP) May 9, 2018 
Three Mexican soldiers were killed in an ambush in the violent state of Guerrero, in a town whose mayor was also found murdered the same day, the defense ministry said Wednesday.
After receiving an anonymous tip that armed men were hiding out at a ranch in the municipality of Coyuca de Catalan, an army patrol went to the site Tuesday night and was attacked by unknown gunmen, the ministry sai ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 5, 2018  The United States has set up a task force to oversee the response to mystery ailments among its diplomats in Cuba and China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday.
The State Department has previously said brain injuries suffered by 24 US officials and family members posted in Havana could have been the result of a "health attack," perhaps from an unidentified secret weapon.
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 01, 2018 
The spectacular merger of two neutron stars that generated gravitational waves announced last fall likely did something else: birthed a black hole. This newly spawned black hole would be the lowest mass black hole ever found.
A new study analyzed data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory taken in the days, weeks, and months after the detection of gravitational waves by the Laser Interfero ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 6, 2018  Huawei has denied collecting data from Facebook users after the social media giant confirmed that the Chinese phone maker deemed a national security threat by the US was among companies given access to user information.
Huawei was able to access Facebook data to get the leading social network to perform on its smartphones, the California-based company said.
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 Baghdad (AFP) June 6, 2018  Iraq's parliament Wednesday ordered a manual recount of the May 12 legislative elections and sacked the commission which oversaw the polls that resulted in a surprise victory for a populist Shiite cleric.
After several failed attempts because of a lack of quorum, outgoing MPs met to order a recount at all polling stations, covering almost 11 million votes, in response to charges of electoral ... more |
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 Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) June 3, 2018 
Iraqi judicial authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Kurdish politician at the centre of last year's failed independence bid, a source from within the provincial administration said Sunday.
Rebwar Talabani, head of the Kirkuk Provincial Council, was one of the architects of the September referendum in which an overwhelming majority backed independence for Iraqi Kurdistan.
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 Beijing (AFP) June 6, 2018 
Rescuers pulled 23 workers out of a mine in northeast China on Wednesday, hours after they were trapped underground by an explosion that killed 11 and left two others missing, state media reported.
Nine other workers were injured in Tuesday's blast at the iron ore mine owned by Huamei Group, a subsidiary of China National Coal Group Co, in Benxi, Liaoning province.
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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 29, 2018 
With no shop workers or cash tills and payments made using facial recognition, China's largest e-commerce platform Alibaba created a fully automated wine store at Hong Kong's Vinexpo fair Tuesday.
Billed by the company as a way to show off its latest smart tech to retailers, customers browsed a pop-up shop stacked with bottles, set up inside the city's convention centre for the annual wine ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 04, 2018  A boulder-sized asteroid designated 2018 LA was discovered Saturday morning, June 2, and was determined to be on a collision course with Earth, with impact just hours away. Because it was very faint, the asteroid was estimated to be only about 6 feet (2 meters) across, which is small enough that it was expected to safely disintegrate in Earth's atmosphere. Saturday's asteroid was first discovere ... more |
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